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West Virginia Defeats UMass 75-69 - Recap
West Virginia grabbed a 75-69 win over UMass on Friday, behind a 17-point effort from Tucker DeVries at WVU Coliseum.
West Virginia earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -9.0-point spread.
West Virginia got 16 points from Amani Hansberry and another 12 points from Javon Small. Javon Small contributed 4 assists, while Tucker DeVries cleaned the glass with 8 rebounds.
UMass got 19 points from Rahsool Diggins in a losing cause and another 14 points from Daniel Rivera. Jaylen Curry contributed 7 assists for them, while Daniel Hankins-Sanford had 11 rebounds.
West Virginia was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.
West Virginia won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 36-34.
West Virginia heads into a battle against Pittsburgh. UMass, meanwhile, will have their next action against Louisiana Tech.